caudex

  • 21caudex — cau•dex [[t]ˈkɔ dɛks[/t]] n. pl. di•ces [[t] dəˌsiz[/t]] dex•es 1) bot the main stem of a tree, esp. a palm or tree fern 2) bot the woody or thickened persistent base of a nonwoody perennial • Etymology: 1820–30; < L: tree trunk …

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  • 22caudex — /ˈkɔdɛks/ (say kawdeks) noun (plural caudices /ˈkɔdəsiz/ (say kawduhseez) or caudexes) Botany 1. the axis of a plant, including both stem and root. 2. the woody or thickened persistent base of a herbaceous perennial. {Latin: tree trunk. See… …

  • 23caudex — noun 1. persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant • Syn: ↑stock • Hypernyms: ↑stalk, ↑stem 2. woody stem of palms and tree ferns • Hypernyms: ↑stalk, ↑stem …

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  • 24Appius Claudius Caudex — (f. 264 BC) was a patrician member of the Claudii. He was the grandson[1] of Appius Claudius Caecus through his father Gaius Claudius, and served as consul in 264 BC. In that year, he drew Rome into conflict with Carthage over possession of… …

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  • 25Appius Claudius Caudex — est un patricien membre de la gens des Claudii et consul en l année 264 av. J. C., fils de Gaius, et petit fils de Appius Claudius Caecus. Biographie En 265 av. J. C., Hiéron II de Syracuse a attaqué Messine. Les Mamertins, mercenaires de… …

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  • 26Appius Claudius Caudex — war ein Mitglied der römischen Patrizierfamilie der Claudier. Er war der Enkel des Appius Claudius Caecus und Konsul im Jahr 264 v. Chr.[1] Er zog die Republik zur Frage des Besitzes von Sizilien in den Konflikt mit Karthago hinein. Im Jahr 265 v …

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  • 27APPIUS Caudex — fil. Appii Claudii Caeci, de quo vide infra, Hieronem Sicilae Regem fudit …

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  • 28Caudexes — Caudex Cau dex, n.; pl. L. {Caudices}, E. {Caudexes}. [L.] (Bot.) The stem of a tree., esp. a stem without a branch, as of a palm or a tree fern; also, the perennial rootstock of an herbaceous plant. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 29Caudices — Caudex Cau dex, n.; pl. L. {Caudices}, E. {Caudexes}. [L.] (Bot.) The stem of a tree., esp. a stem without a branch, as of a palm or a tree fern; also, the perennial rootstock of an herbaceous plant. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 30Adenium Arabicum — Taxobox image caption = regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Gentianales familia = Apocynaceae genus = Adenium species = A. Arabicum binomial = Adenium Arabicum binomial authority = (Forssk.) Roem.… …

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